Latest Copper Exploration News

Mamba Exploration has secured a $6.0 million placement, attracted a $500,000 investment from New Murchison Gold and added former Westgold founder Peter Cook as a strategic adviser. The funding will support drilling at Meeka East and a staged earn-in over the early-stage Poison Hills project, where selective rock chips returned high silver, gold, copper and lead grades.

Somerset Minerals reported a $2.17 million statutory profit for 2026, but the result was driven mainly by a gain on divesting its Blackdome-Elizabeth subsidiaries rather than recurring operations. The company’s Coppermine copper campaign delivered strong Jura and Talisker drilling results while its auditor warned that further funding is needed to sustain exploration.

Altair Minerals finished 2026 with A$33.7 million in cash after major equity raisings, giving it room to pursue a large Greater Oko drilling campaign in Guyana. The balance-sheet improvement came alongside a wider A$4.81 million loss, substantial dilution and an unresolved dispute with BHP over Olympic Domain.

Koonenberry Gold posted a sharply wider FY2026 loss after impairing its namesake project, while exploration spending rose and Enmore drilling extended a gold system to depth. The company has since raised $3.78 million from a placement, but remains dependent on equity funding.

White Cliff Minerals has expanded its Rae Copper-Silver Project into a multi-kilometre copper system, with a peak interval of 21.1% copper and recoveries reaching 95.4%. The exploration progress came alongside an A$18.8 million FY26 loss, A$14.5 million operating cash outflow and an auditor-highlighted material uncertainty over going concern.

PLC Resources has repositioned around Western Australian gold and copper exploration, securing a maiden 13,000-ounce Inferred Resource at Wadgingarra and full ownership of Yalgoo. But the FY2026 annual report also carries a material uncertainty related to going concern, leaving future exploration dependent on additional funding and exploration success.

Lincoln Minerals has moved Minbrie’s Eagle Ridge prospect towards diamond drilling after air core work supported its geological model. But the ASX-listed explorer remains loss-making, cash-burning and dependent on further funding to continue its exploration program.

Renascor Resources has identified multiple high-priority conductive targets at its Flat Hill project in South Australia, including features near historical copper intersections and previously untested areas. Drilling is being planned at depths of about 150 to 300 metres, but access and Native Title arrangements remain outstanding.

LinQ Minerals finished its first full year as an ASX-listed explorer with $16.23 million in cash after spending heavily on Gilmore drilling and raising $15.4 million. The company reported encouraging gold and copper results, but its next phase will test whether exploration success can translate into a larger resource and a credible development pathway.

White Cliff Minerals has expanded the assay-confirmed footprint of its Rae Copper Project beyond 11.5km, while new Danvers 3 drilling has placed visible copper sulphides within 19 metres of surface. The most eye-catching Danvers 3 interval still awaits laboratory assays.

Artemis Resources has repositioned around West Pilbara gold-copper exploration and the emerging Madura province, but its audited accounts warn that further funding is required to sustain planned activities. The company ended the year with $3.45 million in cash after an $8.81 million loss and a $5.23 million exploration write-off.

Golden Globe Resources has reported a $2.23 million FY2026 loss after funding its first year as an ASX-listed explorer, while Dooloo Creek drilling confirmed copper-gold mineralisation. The company ended the year with $3.55 million in cash and says its near-term plans are funded, though further capital may eventually be required.